Business

via Forbes: A well-written business plan helps business owners get their businesses off the ground and then grow. Your business plan serves as a road map to profitability and should be used as a guide for structuring and operating your business. Further, it consider your business plan to be a living …

via NST: KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is a resilient economy with the ability to bounce back due to strong economic fundamentals backed by a sound financial system, said former Bank Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz. Speaking from her experience as the Central Bank head for 16 years, Zeti said …

via TechCrunch: Alibaba scored another blockbuster Singles’ Day after customers around the world shopped in stores and online on the tenth edition of its November 11 shopping festival. That puts this year’s gross merchandise volume – a measure for the dollar value of total transactions – at a staggering $30.8 billion, …

Via Forbes : Your role as CEO, president or founder is critical to your small and growing company — you need to focus on products, customers and strategies. One of the last things you want to do is babysit your bookkeeper. Yet I can think of dozens of horror stories born …

via TechRepublic: CBS News reported that last year natural disasters cost the US a record $306 billion, and this year natural disasters and their impacts show no signs of reducing. According to a study by the Risk Management Monitor, 64 percent of executives surveyed said that hurricanes had a harmful impact …

via Forbes: According to a 2015 survey, 85% of critical jobs are filled through networking. If networking is so important for business success, why are so many people intimidated or confused about how to network? What is networking anyway? How many conferences have you been to where you couldn’t remember who …

via Forbes: It’s October, just two-plus months away from the New Year. Have you begun working on your strategy for a successful 2019 yet? As we enter the fourth quarter of 2018, most business owners are looking forward to ending their year on a high note. I challenge you Mr. and …

via Forbes: I practiced corporate law for 11 years before I transitioned into management (and ultimately taking a big leap into marketing, consulting and startups five or so years later). I’m intimately familiar with the pressures lawyers are under (i.e. deadlines imposed by the client or court, billable hour targets imposed …

via Forbes: By the end of 2018, it is predicted that 70% of enterprises (paywall) will implement artificial intelligence (AI). This is up from 40% in 2016 and 51% in 2017. There’s one thing that these statistics make crystal clear — big data and AI are here to stay. While many …

via BIZCOMMUNITY: At Spree, we have a huge appetite for innovation and making our customers’ shopping journey easy, fun and inspiring. With smartphone usage in SA as high as an estimated 29.2 million (51% of the population), more and more shoppers are making purchases on their mobile phones – and this …

via THE EDGE MARKETS: KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): The removal of goods and services tax (GST) is seen as a potential positive on the Malaysian economy as it would free up more disposal income, though it may take six months or more before the actual impact could be thorougly assessed, …

via propertycasualty360: It’s not easy approaching a total stranger and striking up a conversation. On a street corner, it may be weird. Sometimes. But at an event like a cocktail party, golf outing, association meeting, conference, convention, trade show, or product show, the ability to introduce yourself and have a …